Eugene Broderick: Ireland's Magdalene Laundries - Julian Walton's Winter Lecture Series

Magdalene laundries: We have all heard of them but what were they really about? This lecture examines their origins and purposes in the eighteenth century and their subsequent development. Particular reference will be made to Waterford's laundries.

Eugene Broderick is a history graduate of University College, Cork. He is the author of a number of books and articles on various aspects of Irish and Waterford history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is a regular contributor to the Julian Walton Lecture Series.

This lecture takes place on Thursday 29th February at 7.30 pm at Dunhill Multi-Education Centre and it will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Light refreshments will also be served.

We look forward to meeting old friends and new.
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Julian Walton Winter Series Lectures are back

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SafePass Training

Dunhill Multi-Education Centre will be the hosting venue for WWETB's SafePass training initiative on the 19th of September.

Topics covered: Health and Safety at Work regulations, accident reporting and emergency procedures, accident prevention, health & hygiene, techniques for lifting & carrying, working safely at heights, underground services and overhead electric cables, using hand-held equipment, personal protective equipment, vehicles & mobile plant and excavations & confined spaces.

Register at https://www.fetchcourses.ie/course/finder?sfcw-courseId=407976

For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 051-301593

Cost to attend this training is €95.00 but this fee is covered if you are in receipt of a social welfare payment.

Julian Walton's Dunhill History Lectures, Series XVII, 2023

Dunhill Multi-Education is delighted to offer the new series of History Lectures presented by Julian Walton and Guests.

Lectures will take place at Dunhill Multi-Education Centre, X91 FVF9, Tuesdays at 19h30

Call us to book your place or keep up-to-date by joining our mailing list by sending a message to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The lecture schedule is as follows:

12 January
Julian Walton: “As others saw us: Travellers’ Tales of County Waterford”

19 January
Paul Brent: “A Victorian holiday in Tramore”

26 January
Éamonn McEneaney: “The museums of Waterford City”

2 February
Rachel Finnegan: “The Meanderings and Machinations of a Meath Man: The Life, Travels and Works of Robert Wood (1717-1772)”

9 February
Niamh Ní Lochlainn: “An Bhean Feasa – the Wise Woman in Irish folklore”

16 February
Joanne Rothwell: “Getting down and dirty with the Archives!”

23 February
Eugene Broderick: “De Valera’s childhood: The making of the man”

2 March
Una Kealy: [topic to be announced]

9 March
Willie Fraher: “The Hermitage: A cottage orné in Abbeyside, Dungarvan”

16 March
Julian Walton: A surprise!

Dunhill History Lectures with Julian Walton - Series 2022

Dunhill History Lectures with Julian Walton - Series 2022

Thursday 3rd February to Thursday 7th April at 7pm

The list of 10 lectures is as follows:

3rd February Julian Walton
“Clonegam: its church, monuments and graveyard.”

10th February William Fraher
“'The Bad Times': Waterford country houses during the revolutionary period”.

17th February Eugene Broderick
“Robert Daly, Bishop of Cashel & Waterford, 1843-1872: Ireland’s ‘Protestant Pope’”.

24th February Ray McGrath
“Tracking Thomas Francis Meagher across Panama.”

3rd March Pat McCarthy
“The Civil War: the first phase, June to August 1922”.

10th March Christina Knight O’Connor
“Rebel Women: The Cumann na mBan in Waterford City and County.”

16th March (Wednesday) John Bergin
“Walshes and Fitzgeralds: A Waterford merchant dynasty in 17th and 18th century Tenerife”.

24th March Julian Walton
St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore, Co.Waterford.

31st March William Fraher
A most magnificent place' - A history of the garden and demesne of Curraghmore House.”

7th April Julian Walton
“Carl Gottlob Kűttner: A German observer of Georgian Ireland.”

Lectures are held in the Dunhill Multi Education Centre every Thursday at 7pm and are followed by a question-and-answer session light refreshments.
We look forward to meeting old friends and new.

SafePass Training March 2024

Register now for the SafePass one-day health and safety awareness programme on the 26th of March in Dunhill, Co. Waterford.

The course aims to improve your knowledge and awareness of health & safety standards and practices. It is a must-have in construction and ancillary industries.

To register search FETchcourses for Ref.: 421613 or go to http://tinyurl.com/dunhillsafepassmarch

The participation fee is 95€ but it can be waived if you are in receipt of a DSP payment.

Special Needs Assisting training

Dunhill Multi-Education Centre will be hosting the Special Needs Assisting Training 5N1786 on behalf and delivered by the Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board.

This QQI Level 5 accredited module enables participants to understand the practice and principles of assisting those with additional needs. The course runs over 8 weeks, two evenings a week from 6pm to 9pm.

For more information and registration:
https://www.fetchcourses.ie/course/finder?sfcw-courseId=409159

Or email:
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Join the Dunhill Street Feast 2023

Dunhill Multi-Education is hosting a Street Feast at Dunhill EcoPark Community Garden on Thursday 22nd June 2023 from 12h00 to 13h30

Join us to celebrate our local community, strengthen our interaction with each other and make new friends. Have a chat over lunchtime and bring some food to share or make a donation.

"Street Feast is Ireland’s national day of Community Celebrations & Neighbourhood Lunches. Street Feast is a wonderful excuse to eat great Irish food, celebrate local communities and connect with people in our neighbourhoods." - streetfeast.ie

Want to know more? Will you join us? Let us know by calling 051 396 934 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Have your say on Dunhill Multi-Education Centre Survey 2022

Dunhill Multi-Education Centre is a community owned education, training & conference centre in east County Waterford.
In order to continue our current funding and generate our own income we are deciding on what services we should provide to the community and region going forward. Your opinion will be a critical part of these decisions and we welcome any input that you may have.
Make your voice heard by filling in the survey at the link below:

Dunhill Multi-Education Centre Survey 2022

Waterford Rural Tourism Network